Autumn ICT INSET
at International House

This conference provides an excellent opportunity for ICT Co-ordinators and Headteachers to share information and views on a range of issues and to receive inputs on Lambeth initiatives and new items of equipment and software.  Full details of the programme will be circulated later. 

This 3-day course is intended for IT Co-ordinators, particularly those new to the post. You will gain an understanding of the different elements of the National Curriculum for ICT, look at examples of appropriate software and consider school policy issues such as progression and continuity. Practical advice on developing a whole school policy for IT will also be included.

Participants should attend all three days

The Internet is set to play a large role in future ICT implementation in schools through the Government’s National Grid for Learning. This basic course will cover the basics of electronic mail and educational use of the Internet through the World Wide Web.

This course is intended for teachers who have previously attended the Introduction to the Internet course or have some knowledge of using the Internet in an educational setting. We will cover practical issues such as browsing, searching and electronic mail, and investigate the growing number of resources for teachers available on the Internet.

This course is aimed at colleagues who have some introductory knowledge of using the Internet in an educational context and wish to further extend their knowledge and skills. We will cover online projects, obtaining useful resources, accessing the NGfL and downloading and using software. There will be time to fully explore the potential of the Internet in an educational context and discuss with other teachers how it might be used in the classroom.

This course will give participants time to explore a number of activities that are appropriate for different aspects of language development including phonics, reading and writing. The software used will include Talking First Word, My World Text and a CD-ROM title that has appropriate, well-presented material. There will be time to explore the activities and discuss with other teachers how they might be used in the classroom. Applicants should have a basic knowledge of Word Processing.

This course is aimed at classroom helpers and assistants who already have some basic computer experience (similar to the course Computers for Helpers & Assistants Part 1). The course will help you to extend your ability to support children using computers in the classroom. We will look at information handling programs suitable for KS 1 & 2, look at how to store data and to make a search for information held on a database or CD-ROM. We will go on to explore methods of presenting findings, using a word processor, and to show how these skills may be applied to other aspects of computer work, combining text and graphics.

If you are a classroom helper or assistant and are comfortable using computers (experience similar to courses 'Computers for Classroom Assistants 1 & 2'), this course will teach you some of the aspects of managing a computer system and will provide you with an introduction to the Internet.
Working with RM Window Box computers, you will learn how to: quickly locate the source of a problem using a straightforward 'troubleshooting' technique, look at adding new printers to a computer, learn how to install new software from floppy disks or CD-ROMs and use RM Classmate Manager to create and manage user desktops. Additionally you will learn how to browse the World Wide Web and look at sending and receiving electronic mail.

Participants should attend both days.